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UNITED STATES PATENT OEEICEO JOHN IRLBAOKER, OF BUFFALO, NEV YORK.

BEER-CooLER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 317,134, dated May 5, 1885.

Application filed January 7, 1885.

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN IELBACKER, of Buffalo, in the county of Erie and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in a Beer-Cooler; and I do hereby declare that the following description of my said invention, taken in connection with the accompanying sheets of drawings, forms a full, clear, and exact specification, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same. My present invention has general reference to improvements in beer-coolers; and itV con-` sists, essentially, in the novel and peculiar combination of parts and details of construction, as hereinafter iirst fully setforth and described, and then pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings already mentioned, which serve to illustrate my` said invention more fully, Figure-1 isa side elevation of my irnproved beer-cooler. Fig. 2 is an end'view of one'of the columns, parts being in section to disclose the interior construction. Fig. 3 is a side elevation of a portion of the cooler,parts of which are broken away to illustrate the construction of the passages, 8mo., on an enlarged scale. Fig. 4 is an end view of the upperend of a column, showing the mechanism for retaining the distributing troughs or gutters in any desired position.

Like parts are designated by corresponding letters of reference in all the figures.

A are the two columns of my improved beercooler, each one of which consists of several sections, A A A, the number of which depends upon the capacity or condensing-surface desired inthe apparatus, the surface mentioned being produced by aV series of tubes or pipes, B, of suitable material, over whichthe liquid to be reduced in temperature is caused to ilow in thin streams. lhese columns are supported upon adjustable feet O,sccured upon the floor by means of screw-bolts or analogous contrivance, d, as shown in Fig. 3, said adj ustable feet consisting of a diskhaving centrally a screw-threaded spindle, c', while the column A" has a similar but oppositely screw-threaded spindle, c, both spindles being engaged by an internally-screwthreaded sleeve or socket, C', having suitable means, c, by which the sleeve may be revolved in either direction.

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I In the column-sections A there are a series -of partitions, a,producing chambers, from each one of which lead two pipes, B, said chambers serving, as a matter of fact, the purpose of re` turns, so that the liquid entering. the chamber through one pipe B escapes therefrom through the Vnext succeeding pipe, whereby liquid entering the uppermost pipe B passes successively through all the pipes in the cooler and` discharges from the lowermost pipe B at the screw-connection Z. (Shown in Fig. l.)

The several sections A Al A, are secured together one above the other by means of a screw-bolt, b, passing through two end plates, a', in the adjoining sections, said screw-bolts b being so tightly iitted that no packing whatever is necessary in the joints between the sections, inasmuch as no liquid ever gets there, owing to the fact that the end plates forman integral part of the column-sections.

At fixed intervals there are in the column A auxiliary partitions a, located in one or more of the column-chambers, so as to divide' said chamber into two compartments, as shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 3, there being in said partition d a tapering passage, 7L, Fig. 3, capable of' being closed by 'means of a plug-valve, H, Figs. l and 2, so that liquid entering the upper compartment cannot escape therefrom to the lower compartment except through the passage h. This plug-valve II is held in position by means of a stud-bolt, b, secured to the partition a next below the partition a, said bolt b having a nut, f, Fig. 2, by means Y of which the bolt b is removably secured in position, and a further nut, f', by which thc plug-val ve His secured in the passage h.

Upon the columns A there are provided standards F, having slotted bearings F', for the reception of the pivots Il of the distributing gutters or troughs D, said gutters being of substantially a Vshape, and having a number of perforations, d, in the angle to discharge the liquid to be cooled evenly over the entire uppermost tube B in the form of iine streams or drops, and from there over the combs or saws J, affixed to the lowest point of each tube, to the next lower tube. In these gutters `there rcc are provided screens K, Fig. 8, of perforated sheet metal, removably secured within said troughs by means of a locking-bolt, 7c, enter; ing a socket, L, secured to the head of the gutter D. They (the gutters) are capable of being revolved around their pivots I,formed on the disk I,fastened to the end of the trough D in any suitable manner, but may be retained in any desired position by mechanism consisting, essentially, of a pivoted lever, E, having between its fork a pin, e, the forward part of which engages with apertures or recesses t' in the disk I, said pin having a collar, e', against which bears a spiral spring, e, said spring and pin being located in a recess in the standard F.

By pulling the lever E the pin e is withdrawn from the aperture i in the disk I, and thereby the gutter D liberated.

In order to obtain access to the plug-valve H as well as to the interior of the coolingtubes B, Iform in the column-sections opposite the said tubes screw-threaded openings, and close the same by means of taper plugs M, having angular recesses m for application of a suitable wrench, said plug-valves H being removed from their chambers and inserted therein through said screw-threaded openings in the column.

The liquid to be cooled is passed from the gutters over the tubes, as stated, while in the interior of said tubes and the column there is a continuous fiow of a cooling medium consisting preferably of ice .water, cold wellwater, and salt-water, (brine.) Theseliquids may be all used at a time or one or more of them, as preferred, and when more than one kind is used the columns are divided into separate sections by means of the insertion of the plug VH, so that ice-water being fed into the uppermost section through the connectingpiece N, Fig. 1, it escapes above the plug H through the connection O, while well-water entering at l? escapes at Q, and brine being introduced through the connection R escapes at Z. This is quite an essential feature of my cooler, and especially so since the changes for different cooling media can be readily made in a few moments7 time by withdrawing the proper connection and removing or inserting the proper plug-valve H, as the case may be.

The cooled liquid collects in pans S, placed underneath the lowermost coolingtube B, and is removed therefrom by means of a pump, (not shown,) the suction-pipe of which is ap plied to the screw-connection T.

It will be readily observed that the two colu mns A are entirely smooth on their exteriorin fact, they are rendered so by planing and polishing-so as to present surfaces from which dirt and other objectionable matter may be easily removed and the whole `apparatus cleaned. This result is obtained by the peculiar method of securing the several sections together in the interior of the column and by bringing the plugs M flush with the face of the said column. This construction is likewise an essential feature of my cooler, and has not heretofore been attained, as far as I am aware.

Having thus fully described my invention,

I claim as new and desire to secure to me by Letters Patent of the United States- :al 1. In aYbeer-cooler, the combination of the pipes B, the column-sections divided by partitions ce and subdivided by the partitions a, the latter having passage h, a stud-bolt passing through partition c and secured by nuts, and a plug-valve borne at the upper end of said bolt for controlling passage 71., all substantially as shown and described.

2. In a beer-cooler, the combination of the columns A, divided and subdivided into valvecontrolled sections, the pipes B, communicating with said sections and provided at their under sides with a comb or sa\vlike edge, a pivoted distributing-trough having fastened at one end the disk I, provided with apertures t' and formed with pivot I, a V-shaped division-plate removably affixed within said trough by means of bolt 7c and socket L, and the lever E, pin e, and spring e, whereby the trough may be maintained at any desired inclination, substantially as described.

3. In a beer-cooler, the combination, with theccolumn A andcpipes B,of the standards F, having the pivoted lever E, sliding pin @,with collar e' and spiral spring e, and the trough D, having end disk, I, with recesses t', arranged concentrically around the journal I, as specified.

4. Abeer-cooler having the columns A,com posed of a series of sections secured by means located within the columns, consisting of the double end plates, a a', and bolt b, said column-sections having partitions a and screwopenings provided with plugs M, iiush with the outer surface of said sections, as and for the use and purpose specified.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have hereto set my hand in the presence of two subscribing witnesses. JOHN IBLBA GKER. Attest:

IICHAEL J. STARK, Ar.. STARK.

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